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"But still," I put in, "to feel the burden of life is not a bad thing for people's characters." "Perhaps not," said Alpha. "But to be crushed under a cartload of bricks isn't likely to do one much good, is it? Why, Omega's a wealthy man, and d'you know, he must live on about a third of his income.
Remarkably strange cove, Omega remarkably strange." "Why? How? And what's the matter with the cove's second daughter, anyway?" "Well," said Alpha, "it's all of a piece him and his second daughter and the rest of the family. Funny case. It ought to interest you. Omega's got a mania." "What mania?" "Not too easy to describe. Call it the precaution mania." "The precaution mania? What's that?"
"I'll tell you." And he told me. "Odd thing," said Alpha, "that I should have been at Omega's just as I was sickening for appendicitis. He's great on appendicitis, is Omega." "Has he had it?" "Not he! He's never had anything.
A plainly-dressed young woman carrying a violin-case crossed the street in front of our window. "I see her," said I. "What about her?" "That's Omega's second daughter." "Oh, Omega," I murmured. "Haven't seen him for ages. What's he doing with himself? Do you ever meet him nowadays?" Said Mr. Alpha: "I happened to dine with him it was chiefly on business a couple of days before I fell ill.
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